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Disaster and Emergency News and Resources for Housing Counselors

This page contains a collection of news, resources, and guidance to assist housing counselors with response and recovery efforts specific to disasters. Launched in 2017 following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, this page is updated frequently with the latest information and links following each new disaster that occurs.

All HUD participating housing counseling agencies impacted by disasters are encouraged to review the Housing Counseling Disaster Recovery and Emergency Preparedness Resources located on the HUD Exchange. It contains disaster recovery and emergency preparedness resources specifically for housing counseling programs and provides immediate access to the:

Reminder: Housing Counseling Handbook 7610.1, Chapter 5-11, B. 3-d, requires when any aspect of an agency’s purpose is impaired and can no longer comply with programmatic requirements, regulations or grant agreement (e.g., not functioning due to a disaster or emergency) the agency must notify HUD (their point of contact) within 15 days. Please send your questions to housing.counseling@hud.gov. Please type “DART” on the subject line.

 

Disaster Recovery Toolkit

Housing Counseling Disaster Recovery Toolkit

How HUD Helps After a Disaster

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Disaster Recovery Trainings

Upcoming

For additional housing counseling trainings, check the Housing Counseling Training Digest, updated weekly.

Past

For a complete list of Housing Counseling Disaster Recovery Webinars, visit Housing Counseling Webinar Archive: Select Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Section.

Recent FEMA Declarations

Read the 2019 disaster declarations made by FEMA where individual assistance is offered:

Disaster Incident Period Declaration Date
Texas Tropical Storm Imelda
(DR-4466)		 September 17-23, 2019 October 4, 2019
Texas Severe Storms and Flooding
(DR-4454)		 June 24-25, 2019 July 17, 2019
Ohio Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslide (DR-4447) May 27-29, 2019 June 18, 2019
Arkansas Severe Storms and Flooding
(DR-4441)		 May 21 - June 14, 2019 June 8, 2019
South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding
(DR-4440)		 March 13 - April 26, 2019 June 7, 2019
Oklahoma Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
(DR-4438)		 May 7 - June 9, 2019  June 1, 2019
Iowa Severe Winter Storm and Flooding
(DR-4421)		 March 12 - June 15, 2019 March 23, 2019
Nebraska Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding
(DR-4420)		 March 9 - April 1, 2019 March 21, 2019
Alabama Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Tornadoes
(DR-4419)		 March 3, 2019 March 5, 2019
Alaska Earthquake
(DR-4413)		 November 30, 2018 January 31, 2019

For a complete list of FEMA Declarations, visit the FEMA webpage.

2018 Major Disasters

Hawaii Volcanic Eruption and Earthquakes (DR-4366) and Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4365)

Hurricane Florence

2017 Major Disasters

California Fires

Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Maria

Hurricane Nate